Elephant ear container ideas

A spectacular container can rely on foliage alone—no flowers needed. Check out the container designs our readers created with just foliage.

What to plant with elephant ears Elephant Ear Companion Plants Elephant ear companion plants are beautiful additions to any garden. They combine well with other plants that have white, yellow, or amber blooms. They also have small leaves and colorful flowers. Clump types of elephant ears grow in a vase form, making them perfect for… Read More »What to plant with elephant ears: Best Companion Plants to Grow

If you grow elephant ear plants and toss them at the end of the season because you don't know what to do with them. Read this post because you can keep your elephant ears for years to come!

Elephant ears are one of our favorite plants to grow in pots in the garden. They are quick growing and put on a leafy show in the warmer months. Learn all about growing elephant ears in pots or containers in your garden. Many of these elephant ear care tips also apply to growing them in the ground as well.

Austin Eischeid, who designs Millennium Park’s stunning container gardens, offers tips for creating your own beautiful container arrangements.

Tropical elephant ears (Alocasia and Colocasia) are surprisingly easy to grow in containers. Learn about growing elephant ears in pots here.

Tropicals are really catching on, and more gardeners are finding the rewards of growing these fantastic foliage plants outside of their normal zones. It's really very easy, and I'm happy to show you some tricks to growing them in your gardens.

Elephant ears take well to growing in pots, provided you follow a few guidelines.

I have an elephant ear plant and I can't figure out what is wrong with it. I have it near a sunny, southwest-facing window. The room itself isn't nece...